Cotopaxi National Park pulls in thousands of hikers every year, all chasing that iconic white cone. But if you stick only to the park boundaries,…
How to Navigate the Cuy Experience With Respect Your first encounter with cuy—roasted or fried guinea pig—in Ecuador can feel like a genuine culture shock.…
Why Look Beyond Cotopaxi National Park? Cotopaxi National Park tugs at just about every traveler who makes it to Ecuador. That flawless cone, dusted with…
I sat with Lucía Guzmán, a retired librarian, in the reading room of Quito’s Centro Cultural Metropolitano. The ceilings are high, the light filters through…
A misty cloud forest teeming with life in the Ecuadorian Andes. I once stood at the edge of a cloud forest in the Andes and…
Sooner or later, a trip through Ecuador’s Andean highlands puts you in front of a plate that splits opinions wide open: cuy, or guinea pig.…
Most travelers land in Ecuador with the Galápagos or Quito’s old town fixed in their minds. I came here as a biologist and never really…